Genomic inferences on peopling of south Asia

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-284

  Majumder, Partha P ^a  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AFRICA; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MIGRATION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH ASIA; Y CHROMOSOME;

AFRICA; ASIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 52949134076     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2008.07.003     Document Type: Review

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